The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

In front of Zhu Youzhen, there was Su Tiancheng's secret fold, and he convened cabinet ministers to discuss Su Tiancheng's request, which was also related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Sichang has a firm foothold, in the imperial court, there is a foundation, and the matter of adjusting the cabinet can also be proposed, and it is already the end of the year, and these things should also be done.

The cabinet ministers all knew what was being discussed, and the emperor had already sent someone to report the situation in advance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I summoned you today just to discuss the requirements put forward by Su Aiqing, and you can see if you can approve these requests."

After being silent for a while, Sun Chengzong spoke first.

"Your Majesty, the two things that Lord Su proposed, the minister sees that it is feasible, the formation of a water division, is to ensure the safety of my Ming Dynasty coastline, Houjin has begun to form a water division, and the last time to plunder Dengzhou and Laizhou, also relied on warships, only to surprise, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin and other places The defense task has suddenly increased, before and after the Jin Tatars entered the customs, mainly through Datong and Ningxia, now it is not clear, although I have a water division in the Ming Dynasty, but Zheng Dudu knows the same thing, and may not leave Fujian, Entering Dengzhou and Laizhou, under such circumstances, the formation of a water division is imminent. ”

"The formation of the water division, the need for huge expenses, the imperial court is not able to bear, if the permission in Weihaiwei to open the sea ban, it can ensure the cost of the formation of the water division, this, Su Daren is carefully considered, the minister thinks, the request in Weihaiwei to open the sea ban, this is also the Su Daren forced to move, although with the requirements of the imperial court, and the organization of some contradictions, but specific things, specific to consider. This is also a very normal situation. ”

As soon as Sun Chengzong finished speaking, Tang Shiji spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Lord Sun said is a bit too hasty."

Since Yang Sichang was preparing to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, the situation in the cabinet has begun to change, and he has survived the crisis of the golden spy after the last time. Tang Shiji, who felt that he had lost the opportunity, turned to have some opinions on Su Tiancheng, this time he really had some opinions, if it wasn't for the Houjin sending spies to discord the relationship, he would not have made these mistakes, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet is his own, and he lost the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, which has a certain relationship with Su Tiancheng.

Something involving Su Tiancheng. No matter what the reason is, Tang Shiji basically wants to raise objections, which is also to vent the resentment in his heart.

"Lord Su asked for a ban on the sea, this is a major matter involving the government, and the minister also knows that Dengzhou and Laizhou are in difficulty, and a lot of funds are needed for reconstruction, but Lord Yang proposed it last time. Qingzhou was placed under the jurisdiction of Lord Su, so that Lord Su would have room for coordination. Reconstruction always needs to be done slowly, and the imperial court can't take out so many taels of silver at once, and it is already exhaustive to be able to take out two million taels of silver, and the minister thinks that in the process of construction. The imperial court can slowly tilt it, for example, exempt Dengzhou and Laizhou from taxes for five years, and these policies can help Dengzhou and Laizhou slowly recover. ”

"As for the formation of a water division, there is no need. The consumption of the water division is huge, and the Jiangning battalion is stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou, presumably the Houjin Tartars will not dare to attack easily, as long as they can hold the key places, they will be able to stabilize Dengzhou, Laizhou and even Tianjin. ”

After Tang Shiji finished speaking, Sun Chengzong smiled and spoke.

"Lord Tang, the official wants to ask you a few questions, if you can think of a way, the official also thinks that there is no need to open the sea ban, and there is no need to form a sailor."

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"The first question, Lord Tang thinks, how long does it take for Dengzhou and Laizhou to rebuild, if the official remembers well, since the fifth year of Chongzhen, since Kong Youde's rebellion, Dengzhou and Laizhou have suffered a heavy blow, and they have not been able to cheer up, and this year, it has been seven years, and it has not been able to develop for seven years, this time Dolgon looted, almost completely destroyed Dengzhou and Laizhou, I don't know the time given by Lord Tang Dao, it is ten, twenty or even seventy years, How much silver can the imperial court put into it? ”

"This, Xia Guan thinks, there is no need to be in a hurry, it is best to go with the flow."

"Houjin has a warship, and in the formation of a naval division, judging from the current situation, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin, the task of defense, no less than Liaodong, in this case, Tang still thinks that the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou can go with the flow, waiting for the seven to slowly recover, I don't know this understanding of Tang Dao, the invasion of Houjin, is it not in the eyes, or rather, Houjin Tartar is to enter Dengzhou and Laizhou again, nothing more than to continue to plunder, there will be no other things, and even Tianjin is invaded, It won't be a big deal. ”

"My lord, the lower officials didn't see it that way, the lower officials thought that the Jiangning battalion stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou would be able to defend against the Houjin Tartars."

"It makes sense, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Jinan and Tianjin, such a vast coastline, how many people are needed to garrison, Tianjin is so close to Beijing, doesn't it mean that I need to set up army defense on all coastlines, how much military pay is needed, how many sergeants are needed, I don't know if Lord Lu Dao Tang has calculated."

Tang Shiji's face turned a little red and did not answer.

"Lord Tang, this official hasn't finished speaking, do you think Dengzhou and Laizhou don't need sailors, can it be understood in this way, that is, the Jiangning battalion can predict which place the Houjin Tartars will attack from, and then wait for the rabbits, waiting for the Houjin Tartars to come in, if the Houjin Tartars take a warship and are in the sea, the Jiangning Battalion will be helpless, and there is no need to worry about it, anyway, the Houjin Tartars have not set foot on the land of my Daming."

Sun Chengzong said very sharply, Tang Shiji couldn't answer these questions.

Liu Zongzhou then spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the request made by Lord Su can be allowed by the imperial court, and the minister is not polite about the ban on opening the sea, Lord Zheng Zhilong of Fujian, relying on the control of maritime trade, is rich and rivals the country, although the imperial court is determined to ban the sea, but there is only a name, in this case, it is better to allow Lord Su to implement maritime trade in Weihaiwei, so that the imperial court can also get taxes, and the silver for the formation of the naval division and the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou is also available, and there are many good things in one fell swoop, such a good thing, There was no reason for the imperial court to prohibit it. ”

"The minister also thinks that it takes great courage to do these things well, and Lord Su can take the initiative to think of these things, which is already loyal, and there is no reason for the imperial court not to allow it."

Zhu Youzhen's face had no expression, Su Tiancheng's proposal, he thought about it for several days, weighed the pros and cons, and agreed to Su Tiancheng's request, the benefits must be a lot more, but the disadvantages also exist, Zheng Zhilong in Fujian is rich and rivals the country, but there is also a faint meaning of occupying the mountain as the king, Su Tiancheng is developing in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, will there be such signs, he has to think.

At the critical moment, Yang Sichang spoke.

Yang Sichang's opinion is very important, everyone knows that he will soon be the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the minister went to Dengzhou and Laizhou to inspect, Houjin Tartar was inhumane, burned and looted, destroyed Dengzhou and Laizhou, the situation that the minister saw, miserable, despite Su Daren's best efforts, but the situation is still not optimistic, Houjin set up a water division, indicating that their focus may be transferred to Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin, etc., the border pass of Liaodong is becoming more and more stable, Houjin Tatar has no chance to take advantage of, and turns to find other breakthroughs, when the minister and Su Daren discussed, Su Daren also raised such concerns, However, although the plan to open the sea ban and form a naval division was not proposed at that time, it may also be because of the heavy reconstruction tasks of Dengzhou and Laizhou, and these were not thought of for a while. ”

"Now that Lord Su has proposed to open the sea and set up a naval division, it is for the sake of the stability of my Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court cannot afford the huge expenses of the defense of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Tianjin, and the minister thinks that the imperial court can approve Lord Su's performance."

"The minister thinks that since the imperial court has approved Lord Su's play, it is necessary to clarify the number of garrisons in Dengzhou and Laizhou, as well as the number of sergeants of the naval division, this series of expenses should be planned by Lord Su himself, and the court does not list special expenses, if it is the initial construction, there are difficulties, the court can give appropriate consideration and give part of the support."

"Chen believes that after the construction of Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Tianjin, the Houjin Tartars will inevitably be afraid, and the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou will not appear again."

The opinion was basically clear, and Zhu Youzhen finally spoke.

"I think that the opinions of Sun Aiqing, Liu Aiqing and Yang Aiqing are feasible, Su Aiqing has tried his best to think about the safety of my Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court cannot fail to support it, so Sun Aiqing will take me to announce the decree, approve Su Aiqing's recital, and put Qingzhou under the jurisdiction of Su Aiqing."

Sun Chengzong knelt down.

"Your Majesty, the minister is old and frail, I implore you to resign from the position of the first assistant to the cabinet, and the corpse of the minister is a vegetarian meal, I am ashamed of the trust of the emperor, and I dare not continue to occupy the position of the first assistant, so as not to delay the major affairs of the court, and the minister implores the emperor's permission."

"Sun Aiqing, hurry up."

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly walked down and helped Sun Chengzong up.

Sun Chengzong had already shed tears.

"Sun Aiqing has made a lot of contributions to me and my court, and now that I am older, I can't bear it, I can't always let go, so Sun Aiqing recommends the first assistant candidate for me."

"The minister thinks that Lord Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department and a scholar of Dongge University, is dedicated to the country and has outstanding ability, so he can serve as the first assistant of the cabinet."

At the same time that Zhu Youzhen nodded, Yang Sichang also knelt down.

Before Yang Sichang could speak, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Sun Aiqing has proposed it many times, but I can't approve it, so I immediately drafted a decree to entitle Sun Aiqing's Taifu, Yang Sichang, a scholar of the Ministry of War and a scholar of Dongge University, to serve as a scholar of Zhongji Temple, the first assistant of the cabinet, and to be crowned the crown prince and the ...... of the Taibao" (to be continued......)